Hello Proko Community, My name is Andre. Born in Germany, raised in Austria, married a Brazilian woman. I studied mechanical engineering and work in the aerospace industry. I always wanted to do illustration, but back when I had to choose a path of life, this wasnt really a thing. There was a lot of graphic design, which I really did not enjoy. In 2015 I decided to study again with a British University via an online course (this time illustration) and after 3-4 years I was rather disappointed by the total lack of practical exercises, teachers who didnt even know how to draw and (again) focus on graphic design instead. I did learn a few useful things, but not what I was aiming for. Glad I found Proko and I now continue studying online. I have two small kids (2 and 4), and getting everything squashed in a day (work, family, art and studytime) doesnt always go as planned. I am happy I can check out the Proko 2.0 and hope that I can find a nice community to boost my learning experience. I am illustrating a story a befriended author wrote, I try to do comics and study with Proko based on my weaknesses (which I have plenty). I do enjoy traditional media like ink and water colour, but mostly use digital stuff (recently switched to clip studio paint after 15 years of photoshop) for finished "work". I really tried to get the hang with charcoal pencils as shown in the Proko lessons. But I end up breaking them and breaking them and breaking them. After 30-60mins I run out of the time I had that day. So I do the lessons now with regular pencil or sometimes ink. :) Best wishes from Augsburg (near Munich). Andre